Ormyrus’s tiny iridescent bot has long looked suspicious to a parasitic wasp. It wasn’t the amazing beauty of the hornets – wasps can be traditionally attractive too – but their strategy in life. Parasitic wasps lay their eggs on or inside insects and other arthropods, and the larvae eat their way out when they hatch. Each type of parasitic wasp tends to favor one host or several families. But Ormyrus labotus has been observed laying eggs in more than 65 different species of insects — more than one or a…
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